So near, yet so far. That has to be GT and Sai Sudharsan’s story in IPL 2025. The opener did everything in his powers to try and take his side to Qualifier 2, but that was not to be, as Gujarat fell short by .. runs. The southpaw played an innings to remember once again, chasing a mammoth 229, when the side did not have one of their batting mainstays — Jos Buttler.
In 49 deliveries he scored a brilliant 80, that had 10 fours and a six, and an 84-run partnership with Washington Sundar, that nearly took the match away from Mumbai Indians. In the process, Sai Sudharsan also became the youngest-ever to score 700 runs in the IPL — surpassing his GT captain Shubman Gill.
While Gill went on to score 890 runs in 2023, the 23-year-old has 759 runs in 15 matches at an average of 54; and is also the orange cap holder for the 2025 season. He also became the batter with most fours in a single season — 88 now.
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